EZETINA32

My office is right near corporate/bellaire, and Id LOOOOOVE to see some photos, or hear about more history about this area.

Ive been around this area since the late 90's, and as far as I can remember theres been nothing but asian restaurants, strip shopping centers, etc.

wow, i'll see if i can dig up some old photos of the area. can't make any promises though. i'll think back and see if i can think of any more memories. take care

Now I've just remembered something else from my days in Houston over 40 years ago. I recall us stopping by a convenience store chain called "U-Tote-Um." The sign was an indian totem pole. Does anyone else out there remember those stores?

Are there any popular chain convenience stores over there in Houston? If there are, what are their names? There are some Racetrac's over here. I looked up their website. It said that there are also some over in the Houston area. I saw an article in the Houston Chronicle that said that the Diamond Shamock stores in Houston are changing their names to Valero. I don't know if the ones over here will do that or not. When I last saw them, they were still Diamond Shamrock.

Chet Cuccia

yes, that brings back memories. there was a u tote em on fountainview between 59 and richmond. in fact i stole some of those little Super Bubble brand gums from there once. i took the little 1 cent ones and an expensive 5 cent one too! ha, i hope the statute of limitations is over. i felt guilty afterwards though. the sign for u-tote em had a totem pole design on it. sooo many nice memories. thanks.

Now I've just remembered something else from my days in Houston over 40 years ago. I recall us stopping by a convenience store chain called "U-Tote-Um." The sign was an indian totem pole. Does anyone else out there remember those stores?

Are there any popular chain convenience stores over there in Houston? If there are, what are their names? There are some Racetrac's over here. I looked up their website. It said that there are also some over in the Houston area. I saw an article in the Houston Chronicle that said that the Diamond Shamock stores in Houston are changing their names to Valero. I don't know if the ones over here will do that or not. When I last saw them, they were still Diamond Shamrock.

Chet Cuccia

hi, i am new to this site. i grew up in sharpstown, on sandstone just west of kendalia, and my parents had a restaurant on bellaire. it was around the corporate/ranchester stretch of bellaire. originally it was a mexican restaurant called La Fogata (not the same as the San Antonio one). it was open for about a year and then we changed it to a hamburger/seafood bar place called Onion's. that lasted about a year as well. this all would have taken place between 1981-1983.

before we opened the restaurant(s) there was a german restaurant called Brauhaus at that location. I remember there was a sports bar of sorts called the Blue Huddle Club, an arcade called Space Invaders, a Mr. Gatti's, a chinese restaurant called Shanghai City (incidentally that was the only chinese restaurant in that general vicinity at the time ) , and a vietnamese supermarket called Cho Que Huong i think.

man those were some great memories. i was around 11-13 years old at the time. does anyone remember a freestanding building on bellaire that was a restaurant called Burger Mountain, Soda Fountain? i think it is a great vietnamese sandwich shop now called Don Cafe. Does anyone remember my family's restaurant(s)?

take care,

-erick